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Carlee Jensby's face registered shock and surprise for just an instant Thursday as nurse Rachel Rosendahl gave her a shot.
But a quick kiss from her mom, Celi Jensby, kept the 2-year-old from tears, and just like that the two of them were on their way.
They were among hundreds at the Sedgwick County Health Department's H1N1 clinic Thursday, the first day the vaccine was available to the general public.
Janice McCoy, who is coordinating the H1N1 response for the Health Department, said she expected 2,000 people to visit before the day was out.
The clinic, at 4095 E. Harry, will be open again today and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Next week, hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12.
Lines snaked back and forth through the clinic's two rooms but the overall response among those waiting was one of relief and surprise at how quickly things were moving.
Dan Shaffer had arrived at 1:30 for the 2 p.m. opening and was headed to his car by 2:10.
Staff members opened the doors a bit early because they were ready to go and a line had formed.
"Once it opened up, it was real well organized," Shaffer said.
Celi and Carlee Jensby got through in about 30 minutes. Young children need two doses of the vaccine, and Carlee had gotten her first dose Nov. 6. Mom was getting her first and only.
The Jensby family always gets seasonal flu shots, but Celi Jensby had been reluctant at first to get the H1N1 vaccine. She changed her mind after talking to acquaintances who'd gotten the flu and to her children's pediatrician.
Besides, she said, her kids have been sick at Christmas for the past two years, and she was hoping to avoid a three-peat.
McCoy said the holidays are a time when influenza and other viruses are commonly spread. About 20 percent of Sedgwick County's population has H1N1 immunity because they've been sick or have been immunized, she estimated, which leaves a lot of people to potentially get sick.
She said the Health Department has about 9,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine available for the clinic this week and expects to continue getting more in coming weeks. That number does not include what's been allocated for school immunization clinics or to private providers.
The Health Department is making the vaccine available for free. Private providers may charge an administrative fee because they have to pay for their staff time; the Health Department got a federal grant to pick up those costs.
Those who want the H1N1 vaccine are handed a clipboard containing the necessary paperwork as they enter. Jensby completed hers and Carlee's about the time they were ready to enter the second room.
There, they checked in with a volunteer, got in the second line and moved toward the eight vaccine stations, each of which had two nurses giving shots.
"This is moving really fast," Jensby said as they neared the stations.
She got her shot first, then held Carlee as Rosendahl gave the injection. A Lion King sticker completed the deal.
"All done," Jensby said.
And they were on their way.
